Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday sentenced four persons to death by hanging for their involvement in the 2022 terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State.
The Federal Government arraigned five persons on a three-count charge for their involvement in the terror attack on the church.
At least 41 worshippers were killed and over 100 others injured during the terror attack that occurred on June 5, 2022 Sunday mass.
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The judge, in a judgment , held that the Department of State Services (DSS) had been able to prove the charge against the defendants beyond reasonable doubt.
The four convicts are Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza (25); Al Qasim Idris (20); Jamiu Abdulmalik (26) and Abdulhaleem Idris (25).
Justice Nwite, who held that evidence presented had proven that the four men perpetrated the act, however acquitted the 5th defendant, Momoh Otuho Abubakar, 47, of the charge.
He said: “The prosecution has successfully established the nine-count charge against the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants beyond reasonable doubt.”
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